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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF COBB COUNTY. GEORGIA
Che Mavietta FowPwal
FIRST
SECTION
VOLUME B&8.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORS
HOLD MOST SUCCESSFUL
CONVENTION HERE SAT.
MARIETTA OPENS
HOMES TO CARE
FOR DELEGATES
Over 250 Out-of-Town Delegates
Register For Sessions. Many
Prominent Speakers Here. Ban
quet Big Success,
The fifth annual convention of the
Northern District of the Georgia
Christian Endeavor Union ended in a
blaze of glory here Sunday night
with an inspiring meeting led by Rev.
0. K. Cull, pastor of Griffin Chris
tian church and president of the cen
tral district.
The convention, which started Sat
urday afternoon and lasted through
Sunday evening, was declared by all
present to be the most successful
ever held in the district. Over 250
out of town delegates registered for
the meeting. This exceeds the pre
vious record by a margin of over 150
delegates.
The delegates were welcomed to
Marietta by Rev. J. H. Patton, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
and Eugene Smith, president of the
local Christian Endeavor = Society.
Mr. Thomas Moye, president of the
Atlanta Union made the response for
the delegates. After this a short de
votional exercise was held led by the
State vice-president, Mr. G. L, John
son, of Athens. = e
Mr. Clyde Underhill, state presi
dent, then told the delegates the plans
of the state union, especially in re
gard to the state convention to be
beld in Atlanta early in April. This
was followed by a series of short
talks by prominent Christian Endea
vor workers on various subjects of
interest to every society. The after
noon session was closed with a splen
did address on “Friends of Christ, in
the Church” by Rev. J. G. Patton,
pastor of the South Pryor Presbyte
rian church, Atlanta.
Banquet Big Success
The evening session was opened
with a banquet given in the Sunday
school rooms of the church. The af
fair was a real Christian Endeavor
banquet, with spirited rivalry be
tween each society present to deter
mine wo had the most pep. The con
test was left undecided. The success
of the banquet was due to the untir
ing work of the ladies composing this
committee. They were Mrs. G. F.
MOntgomery, Mrs. E. L. Harris, Mrs.
AN Cortelyou, Mrs. Dan Ander
son, Mrs. J. H. Patton, Miss Mable
Cortelyou and Miss Gober,
A short business session followed
at which time the various chairmen
of the committees were presented to
the delegates. At this time on be
half of the northwest district Mr.
Clyde Underhill presented the local
society a handsome loving cup. Mrs.
E. L. Faw received the cup for the
local society. This was a high trib
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Laurier’s Band to Give Two Con
certs at Local Auditorium. Af
ternoon 3 and Evening 8
Laurier and his band will be in Ma
'ietta tomorrow, Friday, for two con
“els, one in the afternoon at 3:00
o'clock, and one at 8:00. A parade
Will be held at 2:30, starting at the
Masonie Temple. All Shriners are
notified to be present, wearing the
fez to take part in the parade which
takes place immediately before the
first verformance of the band at the
Y. W. C. A. suditortum.
Admission to the concerts will be
a 3 follows: Afternoon, 25 cents for
children, 35 cents for adults.
Evening, all seats 50 cents.
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Authority on fruits and potatoes,
who will gpeak at the Farmers
Short Course
GITY TAXES MUST
BE PAID IF YOU
EXPECT TO VOTE
County Registrars Correct Impres
sion of Many Voters in Qual
ifying to Vote
{"To the Vuters of Cobb County:
I We understand that there is an im
| pression among some of the voters
i that only State and county tax delin
'quents will be stricken from the reg
istration lists for the primary for
county officers to be held on March
the sth next. This is an error. The
law requires the registrars to purge
’the lists of ALL tax delinquents, in
cluding defaulters for City Taxes,
professional taxes, and all other
taxes.
If you wish to vote in the coming
i primary, and live in an incorpora
ted town in the county and have not
; paid your city taxes, you are urged
{ to do so at once, as the time is short.
| Next Saturday, Feb. 16, is the last
lday for registration.
Albert Adair,
Geo. Keeler,
W. C. Carriker,
County Registrars.
i Marietta, Ga., Feb. 12, 1924.
Parliamentary Drills
For Citizenship
Section of Club
Miss Mabel Cortelyou, chairman
of Civies and Citizenship for the Ma
rietta Woman’s Club, announces that
a series of parliamentary drills has
been arranged for members of the
Woman’s Club. Mrs. John M. Gra
ham, who is an experienced parlia
mentarian will be the leader. This
will be an opportunity for members
of the Woman’s Club to inform them
gelves in £ho fundamoantals ~° i
mentary law
Every on.e who is interested in this
course is asked to be present at the
first meeting, which will be at the
home of Miss Mabel Cortelyou,
Thursday, Feb. 21, 3:30 P. M.
Mr. R. A. Fine Goes
To New York Market
For Spring Goods
Mr. R. A. Fine, owner and man
ager of The Fair, well known local
mercantile store, is in New York this
week making purchases for the spring
season.
Mr. Fine recently put on a clear
ance sale to make room for his spring
goods and has gone to the market
personally to secure the best the mar
ket offers for his large number of
customers in this section.
Announcements of interest will be
made by Mr. Fine when he returns
to Marietta during the mnext few
days.
e R o . e se Y
MARIETTA, COBB COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1924
MASS MEETING. 1§
CALLED BY LEGION
HERE MONDAY NIGHT
Adjusted Compensation is Sub
ject. Resolution on Wilson’s
Death Passed Tuesday
Adjusted Compensation will be:
the subject discussed at a mass meet-"
ing Monday night at the court hfiusq
called by Horace Orr Post, American'
Legion, to get expressions from the,
public on the pending compensation
bill in Congress. sy
The public is invited to come to'
the meeting and all ex-service men
are urged to be present as the mat
ter is of vital interest to them. The
meeting will be opened at 7:30. No
matter how you stand on the matter
you are urged to be present and ex
press yourself. ; |
Legion Meeting ;
A very successful and enthusiastic
meeting of the local Post was held
Tuesday night at the Y. W. C. A.
Auditorium. Horace Orr Post now
has about 150 members for 1924 and
special efforts are being made by
members of the Post to increase this
number to 200 before the next reg
ular meeting. 3 “
Resolution on Wilson’s Death "
The following resolution _expréu
ing the sympathy and sadness caused
by the death of the great leader and
War President, Woodrow Wihél,f
was read and unanimously adoptetg
Horace Orr Post at the meeting Tuege
day. Ltk i
Marietta, Ga., Feb. 12, 1924.
Be it resolved, That we, the mem
bers of Horace Orr Post, No. 29, of
the American Legion, of Marietta,
Ga., most deeply lament the death
of Ex-President Woodrow Wilson, as
a national and world-wide calamity,
and as a loyal friend of the Ameri
can Legion and ex-service men.
He was a great American, and
served his country loyally and cour
ageously.
Be it further resolved, That we
tender to his widow our tenderest
sympathy and assurance that as Le
gionaires we will ever reverence and
hold sacred the memory of our great
est commander.
Be it further resolved, That a copy
of these resolutions be spread upon
the minutes of Horace Orr Post;
that a copy be sent to the widow of
the deceased and that copies be fur
nished the press of Cobb county.
Regular Meeting of
Business Girls Club
Held Tuesday Evening
The regular meeting of theßusi
ness and Professional Women’s Club
which was held on Tuesday evening
at the Y. W. C. A. rooms was in
charge of the Service Committee, of
which Mrs. Esmer Ward is chairman.
The programs of the club are of
unusual interest, and the attendance
good. On next Tuesday evening,
February 18th, the program will be
‘n charge of Mics Troila Watkins,
Pikoa: Laprle Lo,
ahtiere ik g a generai good
time, and the members are looking
forward to th evening with pleasure.
On February 25th, at the regular
meeting of the club, Mr. John M.
Graham is going to talk, his subject
being ‘“The Constitution of Geor
gia.” It is hoped that every member
of the club will be present and also
other women and girls of the town
who are interested. The meeting will
‘begin promptly at 7:30 and will be
in session only one hour. A cordial
invitation is extended to all women
and girls of Marietta to be present.
CHICKEN DINNER WILL
| BE SERVED SATURDAY
: Chicken dinner will be served in
‘the Black building, first floor be
neath the Y. W. C. A. rooms Satur
day, beginning at 11 o’clock and
served continuously until 9 P. M.
Fifty cents a plate will be the price
to all.
Second Baptist S. S. Class.
C. W. DuPREE AND WIFE
OF DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
FIRST TALK OF SERIES
ON GITIZENSHIP GIVEN
AT DEMOLAY MEET MON,
The Marietta Chapter Order of
DeMolay for boys heard the first lec
ture of a series on ‘Citizenship” at
their regular meeting Monday night.
Sir Knight Guy Northcutt spoke to
the boys on “The Art of Living To
gether.” The talk was enjoyed by
all and Mr. Northcutt gave them
some very timely advice. The lec
tures are prepared under the super
vision of the grand council of the or
der by experts in the various lines.
All the chapters throughout the coun
itry are studying this subject.
Several candidates - received the
DeMolay degree at this time. Those
taking the final obligations of the or
‘der were Sherwood Tomlinson, J. M.
Cogburn, Neal Smithwick, Maurice
‘Wolfe, Robert Gilbert, Joe Fine, Jas.
Manning, Felton Hagood, Fred Dar
by, and Willie Dobbs. The member
ship of the chapter is increasing rap
ly. All boys between the ages of
16 and 21 desiring to join should see
any member of the order and get an
Application blank.
o The chapter decided to have some
find of social event within a very
short time. The exact nature has
not yet been decided but definite ar
rangements will be made within the
next week.
Parent-Teachers Club
Gives Prizes For
Mothers Attendance
The Parent-Teacher Club held a
splendid meeting at the Haynes St.
school Tuesday afternoon with a full
attendance.
Dr. Welsh gave a very interesting
and instructive talk on ‘‘Children’s
Diseases.
The grades winning the prizes for
having the largest number of moth
ers present at the Parent-Teacher
meetings for the past three months
are as follows: Haynes St. school,
Ist grade, Mrs. Reynolds, teacher;
7th grade, Waterman St. school, Mrs.
Fields, teacher.
Mrs. Reynolds, Ist grade, had 30
per cent present; Miss Moar, 4th
grade, was second with 29 per cent,
and Miss Ford, 3rd grade, was third
with 25 per cent.
At the Waterman St. school Mrs.
Fields, 7th grade, had 19 per cent
present; Miss Clay’s.had 14 per cent,
and Miss Goodman’s 13 per cent.
GOMMISSIONERS ARE
WORKING ON PLANS
PAVE KENNESAW ROAD
National and State Aid is Availa
ble For Project if Commis
sioners Can Meet Funds
The Cobb county commissioners
are working on a plan to pave the
Dixie Highway two or three miles
above Marietta by the help of gov
ernment and state allowances that
are now available. The commission
ers are doing all they can to take
advantage of some remaining avail
able funds from the above sources
and are looking into the matter this
week.
The Dixie Highway above Mariet
ta to Kennesaw mountain has always
been a very bad stretch of road and
hard to keep. If this distance could
be paved it would be a great aid to
the people who travel over the road
and a burden off the hands of the
gounty -road foress, . .. o 0
MUGH INTEREST IN
PURE BRED POULTRY
BY GOBB BREEDERS
A great deal of interest is being
shown by the citizens of Cobb coun
ty in the raising of pure bred poul
try and the indications are that more
pure bred eggs and baby chicks will
be bought this season than ever be
fore. The experience of our poultry
breeders is that chicks hatched off in
February, March and not later than
April 15th, are more profitable than
those hatched off later in the spring
and summer. Since the early hatched
chicks are more profitable and easier
raised, I want to insist upon the
poultry fanciers of Cobb county mak
ing arrangements for their supply of
hatching eggs and baby chicks at
once.
If you are interested in poultry
production, do not forget to hear
Prof. W. C. McCoy’s lecture on next
Thursday, February 21st, at the
court house. An announcement will
be made at this meeting regarding
a plan of supplying the county with
eggs at a wholesale price,
| R. L. Vansant,
E County Agent.
Dr. Welsh Addresses
Parent-Teachers On
Diseases of Children
The Parent-Teacher’s meeting on
Tuesday afternoon was one of spe
cial interest. Dr. L. L. Welsh, of
the Cobb County Board of Health,
addressed the members on the sub
ject, “Contagious Diseases Among
Children.”
It is a matter of regret that a com
plete report of his talk cannot be giv
en. It stirred us all with a desire
to work more faithfully for the
health of our children and our town.
The following are some of the im
portant points he made:
1. Ordinary colds may be due to
Improper food. Too much clothing.
Bad teeth or tonsils. General con
dition of lowered vitality.
2. The causes of underweight or
of any other abnormal condition
should be determined in order to dis
cover the most effective cure for it.
3. Bad teeth and bad tonsils are
the soil where almost any disease
germs may flourish.
4. Kidney trouble and hook worm
are common among children. Cer
tain symptoms may indicate them,
but only a physicians diagnosis can
determine either positively.
5. Many children suffer greatly
with headache. It may be due to a
great variety of causes—eye strain,
bad teeth or tonsils, constipation, im
proper food, bad eating habits, ete.
6. Sulphur candles may help some
what in cleaning up after small-pox
or other contagious diseases, but the
surest way is to use plenty of boil
ing water and soap.
Dr. Welsh gave an opportunity for
questions at the close of his address
and the informal discussion that they
led to was a fitting close to one of
the best meetings of the year.
Two Marietta Banks
Buy Car of Arsenate
For Cobb Farmers
The First National Bank and the
Merchants & Farmers Bank, of Mari
etta have purchased a solid car of
caleium arsenate to be delivered ear
ly in the spring and will sell to the
farmers of Cobb county at cost. Or
ders will be received any time for a
supply of the poison.
The two banks have joined in the
matter to assist the farmers of the
county in raising cotton under boll
weevil conditions. An ad in this is
sue gives the details about how to
get, the arsenate. lESEL e Let
VICTIMS
ON SUNDAY
HOME OF FORMER
Mrs. Cottingham, Mother of Mrs.
DuPre, Still in Serious Condi
tion as Result of Shock. Mrs,
W. A. DuPre Better.
(At the time of going to press the
authorities at Davis-Fisher Sanitari
um state that Mrs. Cottingham was
resting nicely and would recover).
A double funeral service was held
from the St. James Episcopal church
Monday for Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Du-
Pre, formerly of Marietta, who were
burned to death early Sunday morn
ing when their home on Habersham
road in Atlanta, was completely de
stroyed by a fire of undertermina
ble origin. Rev. R. R. Claiborne,
pastor of the St. James church, offi
ciating. Interment was in the Epis
copal cemetery.
~ Mrs. H. M. Cottingham, mother of
‘Mrs. DuPre, is still in a serious con
dition at the Davis-Fisher sanitarium
where she was carried immediately
after the tragedy. Mrs. William A.
DuPre, sister-in-law of Mr. DuPre,
and who was visiting him at the time
is reported resting nicely at her
"Mr. and Mrs. DuPre were well
known in Marietta where both spent
the majority of their lives, moving to
Atlanta only two years ago. Mrs.
DuPre was a member of the Episco
pal church here while Mr. DuPre was
a member of the First Presbyterian
church. Mr. DuPre was also a mem
ber of the local Masonic lodge and
the Yaarab Temple. He has taken
a prominent part in automobile ac
tivities in Atlanta for many years.
He was for a long time owner of the
Atlanta Reo Company but recently
became the representative of the
Kissel company. :
Mrs. DuPre was founder of the
Marietta chapter of the American
Red Cross and in this connection,
she headed a group of workers who
saw active duty in France during the
‘World War. She was stationed for
the greater part of the time at Brest,
where she was in charge of the rec
reation and hospital work.
After the armistice was signed,
she was recalled to America and upon
her arrival in New York, was pre
sented with a citation by the Ameri
can government for her work over
seas. Her marriage to Mr. DuPre
occurred about four years ago.
Mrs. W. A. DuPre Tells Story of
Tragedy
The horrible details of the fire
which took the lives of the two Ma
rietta people and imperiled the lives
of two more were told by Mrs. W.
A. DuPre, sister in law of the vic
tim,
The family retired about 11 :30, ac
cording to the story of Mrs. DuPre,
and were awakened some time near
3:30 Sunday morning by an intense
heat and smoke. Mrs. W. A. DuPre
tried to escape by the window near
est her bed but the flames blocked
her. She rushed to another and
smashed out the screen with her
hand and leaped to the ground.
Mrs. DuPre staggered to the home
of a neighbor, half blinded by smoke,
and iater the fire alarm was turned
in, but too late to check the flames.
The bodies of the victims were
found near the window by firemen.
Some of the family jewels were found
early this week in the ashes.
METHODIST CHURCH PRO
GRAM, SUNDAY, FEB. 17th
Organ Prelude—Magnificat in F
major, by Aloys Claussmann.
Offertory—Elevation in A flat, by
Etienne Nicolas Mehul.
Anthem—The Lord is Great in
Zion, by Pattison.
Postlude—March in D Major, Guil
mant s e it oo kit ol amonin ias
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